Local Rule 2
MEMBERS OF THE BAR
2. (A) Bail or Surety.
No attorney or officer of this Court shall be received as bail
or security in any action. Neither shall
any attorney or officer of this Court pay in advance any court costs in any
case.
2. (B) Professionalism. The following Local Rule of Professionalism
shall be practiced by all members of the legal profession while currently
practicing in this court of Crawford County,
This Local Rule of Professionalism is
to inspire and encourage the attorney and counselor of law to conduct all
professional activities with dignity, integrity, and honor and to provide this
service to clients in the public good.
The attorney and counselor of law
shall offer loyalty, confidentiality, competence, diligence and good judgment
to clients. The attorney should
represent clients as the attorney would want to be represented, in a manner
which is worthy of the client’s trust.
Further, said attorney and counselor
of law shall offer fairness, integrity, and civility to the opposing party or
parties and their counsel and shall not knowingly make misleading and/or untrue
statements of facts or law, but shall endeavor to consult with and cooperate
with the opposing counsel and their parties in order to resolve their differences,
and if the same cannot be achieved, shall strive to make the dispute a
dignified one.
Further, the attorney and counselor of
law will offer respect, candor, and courtesy to the courts of this county and
shall communicate with the opposing counsel in an effort to avoid or resolve
any and all litigation.
Further, the attorney and counselor of
law shall extend to colleagues the same courtesy, respect, candor, and dignity
which the attorney expects of them.
(Adopted
September 22, 1993)
(Revised